EVENTS

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BALMY NIGHTS FESTIVAL

Grace Barbé is an ARIA nominated and multi award-winning singer, songwriter, and bass player hailing from the sunburnt Indian Ocean islands of the Seychelles- where a colourful history of slavery, pirates, coups d'etat and coconuts have produced a unique Kreol rhythm, language and culture. Drawing from the diverse cultural melange of the islands, Grace's music fuses the tropical rhythms and dances of the slaves with psychedelic rock, afrobeat, reggae and pop.

In performance Grace's trio conjures a bewilderingly huge sound - Barbé sings over her own complex polyrhythmic bass lines to Mauritian drummer Hardy Perrine's authentic island grooves while guitarist Jamie Searle adds a dense layer of Afro - guitar sorcery.

Grace has taken out the WAM (WA Music Industry) "Best Vocalist" for the second year in a row, Best Bassist, and Best World Act (11 years consecutively). In 2020,Grace's third album FANM:WOMAN, received an ARIA nomination for "Best World Music Album", an NLMA (National Live Music Australia) nomination for "Best Live Bassist".

Grace has been enticing audiences to get up and shake their coconuts since the release of her debut album Kreol Daughter in 2009, with appearances all over India, East Africa (Sauti Za Busara Festival, Zanzibar) and the Indian Ocean (Sakifo Festival, La Reunion) as well as at Australia's leading music festivals, including WOMADelaide, WOMAD New Zealand, Byron Bay Bluesfest, and Woodford Folk Festival. Currently, Grace is touring the world and playing bass for Melbourne’s long standing live band,The Cat Empire.

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EVENT 2

Three lads escape the mundane on a pedantic search for spicy sounds, Grand Casual are an eclectic bunch. From the anxious organised front man, to the resourceful guitar mechanic, and the exuberant comedic drummer, this is something else. Known for an exceptional live presence and genre-bending sounds, it’s no surprise the catchphrase “There’s nothing casual about these guys” has left the lips of more than one delighted audience member.